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A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-3283| Senate 
| Updated: 2/12/2020
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing arrangements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order. Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.
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Timeline
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7725: PARENTS Act of 2020
  • S 116-3325: PARENTS Act of 2020
Family relationshipsFamily servicesSeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local finance

A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to use incentive payments available under the child support enforcement program to improve parent-child relationships, increase child support collections, and improve outcomes for children by supporting parenting time arrangements for noncustodial parents in uncontested agreements, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-3283| Senate 
| Updated: 2/12/2020
This bill expands the use of federal incentive payments to states under the Child Support Enforcement Program to include establishing arrangements for how much time a child spends with each parent as agreed to by the parents under a child support or medical support order. Generally, the incentive payments program provides funding based on a state's performance measures related to (1) establishing paternity, (2) the number of cases with child support orders in place, (3) the collection of current and past-due support payments, and (4) cost-effectiveness.
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Timeline
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Finance Committee

Families

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7725: PARENTS Act of 2020
  • S 116-3325: PARENTS Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Family relationshipsFamily servicesSeparation, divorce, custody, supportState and local finance